Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally
Dunwoody Knoll Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 13089021229 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 3,441 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
For landlords sizing up the Dunwoody Knoll area of Dunwoody, census tract 13089021229 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. On the national scale it ranks #29,201 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
14% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,267 a month against an average household income of $177,054 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,185
Renter share4.8%
SVI overall0.01
Poverty rate0.9%
Median income$177,054
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
2
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
3
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dunwoody and the region
Centroid at 33.9579, -84.3343 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dunwoody Knoll scores 1.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dunwoody
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
0.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,267 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dunwoody
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dunwoody
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dunwoody
5.9
How Dunwoody Knoll compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 1
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 0%Socioeconomic
- 40%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 1%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 16Total filings 2020-21
- 0.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Atlanta, GA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 4.2%Housing insecurity
- 2.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 3.9%Food insecurity
- 2.4%SNAP enrollment
- 3.0%Transit barriers
- 5.0%No health insurance
- 11.0%Frequent mental distress
- 16.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dunwoody Knoll
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Dunwoody eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the DeKalb County average of 6.4 and in line with the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 4.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 1st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 13089021229
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021229?
Census tract 13089021229 in the Dunwoody Knoll neighborhood scores 1.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 13089021229?
Median gross rent is $3,267/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 14% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089021229?
0.9% of residents in tract 13089021229 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,441.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089021229?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 0th, household 40th, minority 34th, housing 1th.
Q5
Is tract 13089021229 considered part of Dunwoody Knoll?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089021229 fall within Dunwoody Knoll (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13089021229 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.2% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 2.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13089021229 compare to Dunwoody overall?
Tract 13089021229 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Dunwoody at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dunwoody eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Dunwoody
Top eight tracts in Dunwoody ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.5
/ 10 · Low
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2.9
/ 10 · Low
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Valley View
2.5
/ 10 · Low
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Valley View
1.8
/ 10 · Very Low
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Valley View
1.6
/ 10 · Very Low
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DeKalb Highlands
1.6
/ 10 · Very Low
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Valley View
1.3
/ 10 · Very Low
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